Chapter 144
They didn’t give Nadine a chance to speak and pushed her onto the couch. Then, they started doing her makeup.
Nadine tried to resist and wanted to leave immediately, but they surrounded her and held her down. She didn’t have a chance to say no.
After <b>a </b>while, the door opened. Tyler and Alice walked in, pushing <b>a </b>cart with a two–tiered birthday cake.
They smiled sincerely while singing “Happy Birthday” to her. The others joined in, singing the birthday song as soon as they saw them.
Nadine waspletely stunned. Since marrying into the Hamilton family, <b>she </b>hadn’t celebrated her birthday in six years. She even today was her birthday.
As she watched the mes flicker on the candles, her initial frustration faded away. Tears brimmed in her eyes.
She thought they were picking on her, but now she understood they purposely arranged all of it to surprise her.
“Nadine, don’t just stand there! Blow out the candles and <b>make </b><b>a </b>wish!”
“Yeah! It’s a special day–Don’t cry!”
“Sorry, we <b>didn’t </b>mean to pick on you. We just wanted you to wear <b>a </b>nice outfit and have beautiful makeup?”
Alice also smiled warmly and said, “I’m sorry for pissing you off just now. It’s <b>just </b>a prank. Please
<i>don’t </i>to
take it personally.”
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“Come on, make a wish! The candles <b>are </b>about to burn out.”
Tears welled up in Nadine’s eyes. She closed her eyes sand made a heartfelt wish
When she opened her eyes, Tyler walked up to her with a big bouquet of lilies. He looked sincere as he <b>said</b>, “Happy 24th birthday, Nad.”
Nadine epted the fragrant lilies <b>from </b>him, struggling to contain her tears. She then managed to
d to put <b>on </b><b>a </b>warm <b>smile</b>.
“Thank you, guys. Let’s win the Best Team Award this year! I’ll cut the cake!”
Pce Restaurant had a lively atmosphere, and Nadine’s smile never faded. In contrast, Phoenix Vi felt unusually quiet.
Nadine had no standing in the Hamilton family, and the maids wouldn’t obey her orders. Therefore, she called Brad to ask him for a favor. He could ask the maids to pick up Sean if he was too busy.
After some thought, Brad decided to pick Sean up himself instead of asking the maids to <b>do </b><b>so</b>.
When Sean saw his fathering to get him, he jumped joyfully and rushed toward him with a broad smile.
For the first time, Sean earnestly called him “Daddy”
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After picking up Sean, Brad didn’t know where to go and took him back to Phoenix Vi. He returned to the study to continue his unfinished <b>work </b>while Sean yed with Legos under the maids watchful eyes.
More than three hours passed, and dusk <b>had </b>arrived.
Brad felt still from sitting so long. When he got up and left the study, he saw Sean ying <b>alone </b>in the spacious living room. Nadine was nowhere to be seen.
He then asked the maid beside <b>Sean</b>, “Is dinner <b>ready</b>?”
The maid, Zory Mills, froze for a moment when Brad asked about dinner. She hesitated and replied cautiously, “Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Scott usually prepares the dinner. She never lets us handle it ”
She originally worked for Gigi and Evelyn at Clover Vi but was suddenly transferred to Phoenix Vi today. Unaware of the situation there, she honestly told Brad what she knew when asked about the dinner.